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Part of the ‚Kanaldisko‘ intervention with Tom Albrecht |
Landwehr Kanal, 48 Std. Neukölln, Berlin, June 2012 |
The starting point for this performance comprised conversations with Tom Albrecht about pollution in the waterways of Berlin. One of the most well-known water-related legends in Germany is the one connected with the Loreley, a steep rock on the River Rhine, about which the German poet Heinrich Heine composed the following poem:
Die Lorelei
3. Den Schiffer im kleinen Schiffe, Heinrich Heine, 1822 (1799–1856) |
I cannot determine the meaning The air is cool in the gloaming The loveliest maiden is sitting She combs with a gilded comb, preening, The boatman aboard his small skiff, – I think that the waves will devour Translation: Frank Petersohn |
Sitting on a raft tethered to the bank of the canal, the artist sang this song ‚til she could sing no more, while repeatedly combing her hair, while Tom Albrecht fished ’shit‘ out of the water behind her.